INTRO PLAYERS COACHES OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS STAFF HISTORY Seasons: 16 Wins: 124 MIAA Titles: 2 (2003 & 2012) NCAA Playoff App: 4 NCAA Playoff Wins: 2 (First vs. #7 Minnesota Bowl Appearances: 6 Bowl Wins: 4 All-Americans: 26 All-Region: 29 All-MIAA: 210 MIAA Coach of the Year: 2 MIAA Player of the Year: 1 (Jerris Evans) MIAA Offensive Player of the Year: 1 (Michael Hill) MIAA Freshman of the Year: 3 (Roger Allen, Drew Newhart & Mike Jordan) MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year: 1 (Greg Zuerlein) Missouri Western Head Coach - 1997-present Murray State Defensive Backs - 1996 Western Defensive Coordinator - 1991-95 Austin Peay Defensive Coordinator - 1990 Notre Dame Graduate Assistant - 1988-89 Missouri Western Graduate Assistant - 1986-87 NFL Team.....................Chiefs NFL Player....................None Food.............................Pizza Drink.............................Sweet Tea Dessert.........................Ice Cream Snack...........................Cheez-Its Movie............................“Forrest Gump” TV Show ......................“Criminal Minds” MWSU Moment.............When Janet Murphy called to offer me the job. Partridge, the fifth head football coach in Missouri Western history, has built a program geared toward seeing his players succeed on the field and in the classroom, while preparing them for the future with a steady diet of hard work and support. He sports a reputation as a “players coach,” and there is ample evidence to prove that description accurate. During the school year, hardly a day goes by without one of his student-athletes stopping by his office. He regularly meets with a committee of players and with seniors to discuss team issues – from academic requirements to scheduling to disciplinary measures. Partridge’s tenure has seen players who have cluttered the Missouri Western record book. Quarterback Drew Newhart holds records for career passing yards (10,691) and completions (817) while Kasey Waterman holds the school record with 98 career touchdown passes. Jerris Evans set school records for reception yards in a career with 2,928 and career receptions with 200. Defensively, Partridge coached Missouri Western’s first consensus All-America selection, Pierre Thomas, from 2000-2003. Thomas set the school, MIAA and tied the NCAA Division II single season mark for interceptions with 14 in 2003. That season, Thomas intercepted three passes in one game three separate times. Team marks set under Partridge include points scored in a season (582 – 2013), TD passes in a season (32 – 2000), and interceptions in a season (29 – 2003). Kicker Greg Zuerlein set records for longest field goal (58 - 2011) and consecutive field goals made (17 - 2011). Partridge served as a graduate assistant coach at both the University of Notre Dame and the University of Missouri and was a member of the Notre Dame coaching staff when the Fighting Irish won the 1988 national title by winning the Fiesta Bowl under Head Coach Lou Holtz. While at Missouri, Partridge earned a master’s degree in sports administration. Partridge was the Defensive Coordinator at Missouri Western for five seasons under head coach Stan McGarvey. Partridge’s Griffon Defense set 13 school records including fewest points allowed (162 – 1993) and fewest total yards allowed in a game (29 vs. Friends – 1993), while helping the Griffons to 27 wins during that span. Partridge spent the 1996 season as the Defensive Secondary Coach at Murray State (Ky.) University. While at Murray State, he was part of a team that won the Ohio Valley Conference title while qualifying for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Partridge was also the Defensive Coordinator at Austin Peay University in Tennessee. A native of Grandview, Mo., Partridge is the son of Linda and Gerald Partridge, who coached at Ruskin (Mo.) High School for 29 years. Partridge and his wife, Pam, reside in St. Joseph and have two children, Travis and Lindsey. Overall Record: 1997: 5-6, 3-6 MIAA 1998: 5-6, 3-6 MIAA 1999: 7-4, 6-3 MIAA 2000: 8-4, 8-1 MIAA 2001: 8-3, 6-3 MIAA 2002: 6-5, 4-5 MIAA 2003: 9-3, 7-2 MIAA - MIAA Champions - Mineral Water Bowl 2004: 5-6, 4-3 MIAA 2005: 9-3, 6-2 MIAA - Mineral Water Bowl 2006: 9-3, 7-2 MIAA - NCAA DII Playoffs 2007: 9-3, 6-3 MIAA - Mineral Water Bowl 2008: 6-6, 5-4 MIAA - Mineral Water Bowl 2009: 9-3, 6-3 MIAA - Mineral Water Bowl 2010: 8-4, 6-3 MIAA - NCAA DII Playoffs 2011: 9-3, 7-2 MIAA - NCAA DII Playoffs 2012: 12-2, 9-1 MIAA - MIAA Champions - NCAA DII Playoffs - Quarterfinals Overall: 124-64 MIAA Record: 93-49 Partridge’s Record Versus Opponents Augustana (S.D.)............................................1-1 Baker University.............................................1-0 Benedictine.....................................................2-0 Chadron State University...............................1-0 Concordia St. Paul University.........................2-0 Emporia State University................................11-5 Fort Hays State University..............................8-1 Henderson State University (Ark.)..................1-0 Langston (Okla.).............................................1-0 Lincoln (Mo.)...................................................2-0 Mesa State University....................................2-0 Midwestern State University...........................0-1 Minnesota-Duluth...........................................2-1 Minnesota State -Mankato ............................1-2 Missouri-Rolla.................................................7-1 Missouri Southern State University................10-6 Northeastern State University (Okla.).............1-0 Northern State (S.D.)......................................2-0 Northwest Mo. State University......................4-14 Pittsburg State University...............................7-9 Quincy (Ill) University.....................................1-0 St. Cloud State University..............................1-1 SE Oklahoma State University.......................2-0 South Dakota University.................................1-1 Southwest Baptist University..........................12-0 Truman State University.................................10-5 University of Central Missouri........................11-5 University of Central Oklahoma.....................3-0 University of Nebraska-Kearney....................3-0 University of Nebraska-Omaha......................1-2 Washburn University......................................10-6 Wayne State College (Neb.)...........................1-0 William Jewell.................................................1-0 Winona State University.................................1-3 Overall Record:..............................................124-64 MISSOURI WESTERN HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES COACH P Duluth - 57-55 3OT in St. Joseph. Coaching Experience Favorites Jerry Partridge (97-present)....................................................................................124-64(.660) Stan McGarvey (’91-’96)..........................................................................................39-25-2 (.590) Dennis Darnell (’86-’90)............................................................................................19-34-1 (.352) Rob Hicklin (’74-’85).................................................................................................65-55-5 (.537) Harold Cagle (’70-’73)..............................................................................................10-27-1 (.263) Overall Record.....................................................................................................257-204-9(.547) Page 69 SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS IN 2012 - 12
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